A Dassault Falcon 50 private jet carrying Libya’s Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ankara’s Esenboğa Airport on December 23, 2025. The aircraft, leased from Malta and en route to Tripoli, lost radio contact at 17:52 GMT, just 42 minutes after departing at 17:10 GMT. The pilot had requested an emergency landing over the Haymana district due to a reported electrical failure, but communication ceased thereafter. Turkish search teams located the wreckage near Kesikkavak village in Haymana, confirming no survivors.
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All five passengers perished, including the commander of Libya’s ground forces, the director of military manufacturing, an adviser to the chief of staff, and a photographer. Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah described the incident as a “tragic and painful” loss for the nation and military, announcing three days of official mourning. The Tripoli-based Government of National Unity sent a delegation to Ankara to assist in the probe. Turkish authorities, led by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya and Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc, launched an investigation, with initial reports from Turkish officials ruling out sabotage and pointing to technical failure
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The crash occurred hours after al-Haddad’s official meetings with Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler and Chief of Staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, amid deepening Turkey-Libya military ties, including a recent parliamentary extension of Turkish troop deployment in Libya. Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar also expressed condolences. As investigations continue, the incident highlights vulnerabilities in regional alliances and aviation safety for high-level delegations.